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The film follows a 21-year-old boy is in prison because of drug trafficking. After facing many difficulties, He realizes the prison is where violence is the only way of life and must attempt to fight for survival.
It's the relationship between Willem Dafoe, as Earl, the hard-time veteran, and Edward Furlong, as Ron, the new boy he takes under his wing, that makes the film so compelling.
August 17, 2001
Netflix
Prison flick from ex-con screenwriter is raw and realistic, with powerful acting.
"Animal Factory" shows in unflinching scenes of stabbings, race riots, drug use, attempted rape, and constantly boiling chaotic violence, how hardened criminals are formed by incessant molding inside American penitentiaries.
there are two reasons to fast-forward this offering when it's released on video: (1) Mickey Rourke's over-the-top bejeweled drag queen and (2) Tom Arnold's truly rotten performance as a baddy who has the hots for boy-buns. Roseanne's finally gotten her re
November 17, 2002
New York Times
A picture about adapting one's instincts, and Mr. Buscemi's deftness works well in this context.
January 01, 2000
TheMovieReport.com
The opaque performances offer little in the way of shading.
Similar to "Shawshank", "Animal Factory" is a far-less-established outing, but never the less interesting. Without the weighty support cast it mightn't have been as intriguing though, because there's a lack of depth missing from the screenplay
June 20, 2002
Entertainment Today
We may have seen this type of Animal before, but Furlong and Dafoe's work -- and Buscemi's honest, caring touch with these fringe-dwellers -- make it seem fresh.